Mechanical lift plug valve



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.area in contact with the valve body,.has a tend- Patented May 2, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MECHANICAL LIFT PLUG VALVE 4Oystein Jacobsen,.Montgomery County,V Ohio, as-

signor to ThetDuriron Companygflnc., Dayton, Ohio, a corporation Acf New York Application January 26, 1945Serial No. 574,687

in small installations but when such `a valve is used for controlling large quantities of fluids,

the size of the valve parts necessary to accom- `modate the said quantities creates operating difliculties in the turning of the plug from one The plug. having a large uency to stick and, furthermore, friction is produced `by the relative movement of the plug and valve body. Also, .various corrosive fluids may be .handled by the valve in which case certain chemical compounds are generated or precipitated within the valve which tend to make difficult vthe turning of theplug.

While `various methods have been proposed `.forloosening the valve plugin order `to facilitate vits rotation, most of these expediente `employ grease or oil by means of which pressure can be applied to the bottom surface `of `the plug. Such an arrangement has the disadvantage of permitting the grease or oil to escape `from between .the plug and valve body if they are not `perfectly fitted and, furthermore, require apparatus-capa- .ble of developing the necessary pressureson the grease when it is desired to loosen the plug.

Another `arrangement is that which loosens `the :plug in the valve body by mechanically lifting .it from its seat during the rotational movevment thereof and thereafter permits the plug to -ibe returned into sealing relationship with the said seat. `into its seat may be effected by mechanical ...means or by a suitable yielding means such as:a spring For most classes of service a spring is The return movement of the plug preferable because it exerts a downward thrust on the plug throughout a considerable distance L'for turning it from one position to another.

fItiis another object to provide in aplug valve according to the foregoing object, a stop means which automatically positions the valve in either its full on or full off position.

These and other objects and advantages will -become more apparent upon reference to the accompanying drawing, `in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a valve `constructed according to this invention;

lFigure 2 is a side elevation of the valve of Figure .1;

VFigure 3 is a 'plan section over the stopmechanism of the valve and is indicated Aby the'line 3 3 o-n Figure .1; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of the valve showing it with the lifting mechanism in action.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the valve of this invention maybe seen -to comprise a valve body l0 which has the fianges l2 and I4 on the ends thereof and a passage t6 therethrough. The passage Itis intersectediby .a substantially vertical conicalbore i8 .which receives the valve plug 20. The valve plug .2liV has a ypassage 22 therein which maybe turnedinto alignment with the passage i6 for permitting fluids to pass through the valve.

The plug 2B is a substantially concally'shaped member adapted to fit within the bore IB and has extending upwardly therefrom Y.the `val-ve stem 2li which has the reduced diameter upper portion 26. The valve plug is maintained in position by a plate 28 which is suitably rretained on the valve body it by bolts (not shown)` and which comprises a recess 30 adapted for receiv- -ing the packing 32 which is pressed into position by a gland 34. The gland 34 is urged downwardly by a plate 36 which is maintained in positio-n by the .bolts `38 which extend into the plate 28.

The plate 2B has a pair ofA oppositely disposed and upwardly extending Aarmsll) which terminate in a hub 42 adapted for receiving the cup 44. The cup di is threadedinto the hub 42 as at 46 and is locked in position by a set` screw 18. The cup 44 is hollow and has therein a compression spring il which bears betweenthewupper .end of the saidcupand-a Acollar 52 onthe stem 24. 'The `collar V52"`has a shouldered "bore therein so as to engage Ithe shoulder of Athe .valve .stem between the portions2`4 and zdandfis'ffurther providedwith a.set screw"'54 which looks it in position relative to the valve stem.

The collar 152 .likewise comprises v.the-optimised lugs `56 whichare adapted `for engagement with `the dependinglugs 53 onthe hub 5.2. Theilugs and 58 are so positioned that thelatter are abutted by the former when the valveis in itsfulLonand full off positions.

The upper end Vof .the portion2 of the valve stem has a `transverse bore-5G thereiniwhichfreceivesa pin `62. The pin `62 carrieson either end thereof -a cammember 64, such cam member being received in apertures inthe bifurcatecl---endsoof a lever 66 and being locked in position -bymthe -set screws 68.

Reference `to Figures 2 and .4 `will show .thatthe when the lever is in its Figure 2 position. bear 3 against a washer 'l2 which, in turn, abuts an annular flange 'M on the top of the cup member 44. It will be apparent that as the lever 66 is moved from its Figure 2 position into its Figure 4 position, the member Bil will act as a cam and lift the pin 62 and, therefore, the valve stem and valve plug so that the valve plug is broken loose from its seat and thus may readily be rotated from one position to another. At the same time, the lever 66 moves into position to provide a relatively long lever arm and thus to provide the mechanical advantage necessary to rotate the valve plug. When the valve is in its Figure 2 position, the lever 66 is substantially vertical and is, therefore, conveniently located so that it does not extend outwardly over the limits of the valve body.

For the purpose of facilitating the moving of the lever 66 and the rotating of the valve plug, there is provided a vertical bore l in the upper end of the portion 2S which communicates by means of a transverse bore 'it with the space between the washer T2 and the upper end of the cup 44. By means of a lubricant fitting 89 in the upper end of the bore l5, lubricant may be introduced under pressure into the passages l5 and 18. The pin '62 is undercut at the center thereof in order to permit the iiow of lubricant therearound. Thus, the lubricant introduced both the pin 162 for facilitating the movement of the lever G6 and, the space between the plate 'l2 and the cup 4t in order to facilitate the turning of the valve plug.

The cup il is provided with the ilat sided portion 82 so that a wrench may be attached thereto in order to adjust the tension of the spring 5l) thereby to vary the thrust which urges the valve plug downwardly in the bore i8.

It will be apparent that my improved structure lends itself to facility of inspection and replacement of parts so that the maintenance thereof is relatively simple of accomplishment. it will also be apparent that the cam portions @Il as well as the plate 'l2 could be made of hardened materials so that the wear thereon would be reduced to a minimum. Likewise, the upstanding flange 14 of the cup @d could be a hardened surface in order to reduce wear and friction.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend Within my invention such modications as may come within the scope of the claims and the invention.

I claim:

l. The combination in a plug cock valve which has a valve body in which is a passage controlled by a rotatable valve member having a stem of a means for lifting and rotating said stem and said plug comprising a hub disposed around said stem and rigid with said valve body, a collar attached to said stem and comprising stop lugs adapted for cooperation with corresponding lugs on said hub, a member adjustably retained in said hub, a spring bearing between said member and said collar for urging said Valve member downwardly, cam means associated with said stem and adapted for engaging the upper surface of said member, and normally vertical lever means associated with said cam means whereby when said lever means is moved into a horizontal position for rotating said Valve plug, said cam means is effective to lift said valve plug from its seat thereby to facilitate Vsaid turning.

2. In combination in a plug valve, a valve body having a main flow passage and a conical bore Aintersecting said passage, a conical valve plug through the fitting 8d is effective to lubricate k having a transverse bore adapted to be rotatably received within said conical bore, a cap plate for closing said valve and for retaining said plug in position, a shouldered 'stem on said plug extending outwardly through said cap plate, said cap plate comprising an upstanding portion which includes a hub encircling said stem, said hub being adapted for screw threadedly receiving a cup member, a compression spring within said cup member, a shouldered collar abutting the shoulder on said stem and attached to said stem and comprising stop lugs adapted for cooperation with similar lugs on said hub, a transverse Din in the upper end of said stem, a pair of cam members adapted to be mounted on opposite ends of said pin, a bifurcated lever adapted to be attached to said cam members, and a wear plate disposed between said cam members and the top of said cup member whereby said lever may be rotated about said pin to lift said valve plug from its seat, may thereafter rotate said valve plug and thereafter be rotated about said pin to permit said valve plug to be urged downwardly against its seat by said spring.

3. A lift mechanism for a plug cock valve comprising a valve body having a yoke, said valve body having a passage therein controlled by a rotatable plug having a stem extending through said yoke, yielding means for continuously urging said stem and plug downwardly, said yielding means being located in an inverted cup-shaped member in said yoke, said member having an outer fiat bottom surface, said surface being surrounded by an upwardly and outwardly extending annular flange, a rotatable washer mounted on said flange to form a space between said flange and said Washer, said stem extending through said cup, a pair of rotatable spaced cams on opposite sides of said stem and carried by said stem above said rotatable washer and in abutting relationship therewith, means attached to said rotatable cams for rotating said cams to lift said plug against the thrust of said yielding means and for rotating said plug from one position to another, said cams and said stem having transverse bores, said bores receiving a pin member rotatably secured in said stem and non-rotatably secured in said cams, said stem having a longitudinal bore intersecting said bore in said stem and receiving a lubricant tting at its outer end, said pin member having a reduced portion at the intersection of said bores to permit a lubricant from said fitting to flow therearound, said stem having passages extending from its longitudinal bore to said space to provide continuous communication with said space between said washer and said cup-shaped member whereby lubricant is supplied to said pin and to said space throughout the rotation of said cams.

OYSTEIN JACOBSEN.

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